Baked Almond Incrusted Chicken Tenders

Here is a recipe for a really tasty and healthy alternative to fried chicken tenders!

• 2-3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 1/4c Egg Whites
• 1/2c Oats
• 1/4c Almonds, Crushed (I used mixed nuts that I had & they worked fine)
• 1TBSP Italian Seasoning (I used Creole seasoning & again it worked fine)
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 
2. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Cut chicken breasts into strips & pour egg whites over to coat.
4. In a food processor or blender combine oats, nuts, and seasonings. Then place chicken strips in a plastic bag and pour in oat mix & shake.
5. Remove chicken from bag & place on baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 mins.

Enjoy!!!

Until next time...

The Fitness Foxx

"Sheer" Fun

 Friday was my Back & Bicep day, but due to a little "mishap" I didn't get to put in my full effort into my workout. I recently bought a new pair of workout pants that I wore for the first time on Friday. What I didn't realize when I bought them were that the pants were semi-sheer. Yes, you could see my behind and my thong to thong, thong, thong in them! YIKES! Luckily I noticed this in the locker room as I was putting on all of my essentials. Now, I could have forfeited my workout entirely and went home, but that really wasn't an option for me at the time so I decided to "man" it out. Thank GOD I had my trusty Saint Mary's hoodie with me that partially covered my bum so I was still able to get in my workout. I didn't do much jump roping though, and I did most of my exercises in the Women's Only section of my gym.

To start my morning I had a bowl of my new favorite Flax Plus cereal with PureVia. But after the bowl of my yummy cereal was done I was still hankering for something sweet so I has some frozen Fat Free Cool Whip and fresh strawberries. So.Darn.GOOD!

After my pretty lax workout I had some of my protein muffins with some peanut butter & dark chocolate chips =)

I also went to Walmart to pick up a few things and noticed that they are carrying a new brand of Agave Nectar. I am excited to try this out and see how it compares to my Madhava. 

Until Next Time..

The Fitness Foxx

Aching Calves and Buns!

Hey guys!

Sorry no post yesterday, but I was so exhausted from my "2-a-day" workout that I barely had enough energy to shower! K.J. and I were so beat that we were both sound asleep by 9pm! I didn't eat anything too interesting. Pretty much had leftover breaky and dinner from the previous days. Leg day was really killer on Monday, so killer that I am really feeling the sore after effects today. Those seated calf raises really did me a job! I usually don't work my calfs too much because I have had "over developed" calves since I was 6 years old. As an infant, when I was learning to walk I walked on my "tippy-toes" and still to this day have NEVER gotten out of the habit. So therefore my calf muscles have always been "abnormally" large/muscular for a girl, especially at my young age. I was actually quite ashamed of them growing up because my brother used to tease me and said I had "man" legs, so you wouldn't catch me dead in shorts or a skirt throughout my adolescence.

It wasn't until I married my husband that I learned to love and embrace my calves since he tells me they are a thing of beauty =). And the fact that every time I am at the gym and I wear capris I get HUGE bodybuilder dudes come up to little ol' me asking me what I do to get my calves ;)! Ever since then I have learned to love my "abnormality". But I still don't like to work them too much. However; Monday I was in the groove and now my calves are aching! Jump roping especially has been difficult since I jump on the balls of my feet. But I haven't let that stop me from getting my Cardio in :).

Today I focused again on cardio and core, but incorporated some glute work in also.

• 30 mins roping drills
• glute machine, 4 sets of 12, 70LBS
• glute lifts, 4 sets of 25(each side)
• triceps pushup with leg lifts, 3 sets of 10

*As I mentioned before I also jump rope in between all my sets for 1 minute 15 seconds (using my interval timer).

This mornings pre-workout meal was a repeat of my YUMMY Flax Plus cereal with soy milk and strawberries!

Post workout I had some homemade protein bar with some naturally more peanut butter and sugar free apricot preserves

Lunch was protein rice cakes with a whole wheat english muffin and peanut butter. I am really on a peanut butter kick right now if you couldn't already tell :).

Well until next time!

The Fitness Foxx

SuperFood Fuel

Today I decided to focus on Cardio. I warmed up with 30 mins of speed roping, and let me tell you I worked up a sweat!!! I loved jamming out to this weeks gym playlist. I had a few girls staring at me as I was jumping away, but I don't know if it was because of my jump roping or because of my GINORMOUS calfs. Either way, I was complete irked by the stares of these "skinny fat" chicks who travel in packs and gawk at someone who is actually serious about their fitness. Afterwards I finished with 40 mins on the stair climber wearing my 10LB ankle weights. I set it to interval training on level 14 and did glute lifts on every high intensity interval! Needless to say my tank was drenched in sweat when I was done! What a great way to start out my morning, right?? =)

I started my morning with a Chocolate SuperFood shake and a flaxseed and oat banana protein muffin.

I juiced:

• 6 strawberries
• 1 apple 
• a handful of red seedless grapes
• a half of nectarine              

 I then added the juice to my blender and added:

• 1 scoop of Chocolate SuperFood
• 2 TBSP of PB2 
• half of banana
• some ice cubes!

This was the perfect power breakfast to get me going!!

Until next time...








The Fitness Foxx

Flaxseed and Oat Banana Protein Muffins

Here is a variation of some protein muffins that I make regularly for a post workout or "between" meals snack! What you will need:

• 3/4c Oat Flour
• 1/4c Flaxseeds, ground
• 2tsp Cinnamon 
• 1/2tsp Baking soda
• 1/4tsp Salt
• 1/8tsp All Spice
• 3 egg whites
• 3/4c sugar,(I used PureVia, Splenda or Natural sugar will work too :))
• 1/2c Greek Yogurt
• 1/2c Sweet Potatoes, mashed
• 2 Scoops of Protein Powder
• Sliced Banana (optional for garnish)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin pans/tins with non stick spray. I used spray coconut oil for added flavor =)

In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients. 

In another bowl mix all the wet ingredients. 

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. 

Then spoon(or pour) the batter into your greased muffin molds. 

Bake for 18-24 mins or until golden brown and you can insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean.

ENJOY!! =)

Since I was in the sweets making mood I also made an adaptation of Averie's No Bake Vegas Rum Cake Balls. Only I used pure orange extract and chocolate chips!! Such a GREAT combo!! 

Until next time..

The Fitness Foxx

Music Monday

I notice on Twitter that a lot of people participate in something called #MM which stands for Music Monday. So in honor of music monday I am going to be putting what tracks I am currently "bumpin'" on my ipod's gym playlist. Enjoy!

1. Sexy B*tch-David Guetta ft. Akon
2. Easy-Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Rocko
3. Thats My Attitude-Trina
4. Morning After Dark-Timbaland
5. La La La-LMFAO
6. Don't Rain On My Parade-Glee Cast (Yes, I listen to this during cardio & I LOVE it)
7. Hearing Damage-Thom Yorke
8. So Dope- New Boyz
9. Clocks- Coldplay
10. Drop The World-Lil' Wayne ft. Eminem

Hope this track listing helps get you guys pumped in the gym like it does me! Until next Music Monday...

The Fitness Foxx

Breakfast of Champions!

Good Morning Everyone!

I know some of you find Monday's quite drab and such a pain after a relaxing weekend, but I find Mondays to be one of my favorite days of the week! Why you ask? Leg day of course! That's right kiddies I try to rock and roll these legs into hard core Tina Turner legs!
Todays workout consisted of:

• Bar squats, 3 sets of 15
• Leg Extentions, 3 sets of 20
• Incline Leg Press, 3 sets of 20
• Split lunges, 3 sets of 21
• Seated calf raises, 3 sets of 30

To power up this beastly workout I had a bowl of my Flax Plus cereal with Salba, soy milk, and sliced Driscoll's strawberries. 

After my workout I had my handy dandy protein shake in my shaker cup! =)

Until next time...

The Fitness Foxx